
Derrick White Could Play On Saturday
San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White (toe) might actually be able to suit up for Saturday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. He has only played in one game this season, but it sounds like White is ready to return. It's unclear if the Spurs are going to ease him back into the rotation. He'll have […]

Raul Neto Could Miss Sunday's Contest
Washington Wizards guard Raul Neto (groin) is in danger of missing Sunday's contest. He re-aggravated his groin during practice on Saturday, so head coach Scott Brooks is unsure if Neto will play in their next contest. The good news is, Ish Smith is available on Sunday, so he's expected to see more minutes, assuming Neto […]

De'Andre Hunter Out At Least One Week
Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter (knee) is going to miss at least one week of action. An MRI revealed articular wear and tear in his right knee. It's the same knee that forced him out of the game on Friday. Cam Reddish and Kevin Huerter will see an uptick in playing time with Hunter sidelined. […]

Dejounte Murray Scores 26 Points Against Nuggets
San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray finished with 26 points, seven rebounds, three assists, one steal, one three-pointer and two turnovers on 10-for-19 shooting from the field and 5-for-7 from the free-throw line in Friday's 119-109 victory against the Nuggets. Murray is playing at a high level and has averaged career-highs across the board through […]

DeMar DeRozan Efficient In Victory
San Antonio Spurs guard/forward DeMar DeRozan finished with 30 points, 10 assists, one three-pointer, one rebound and one turnover on 11-for-14 shooting from the field and 7-for-7 from the free-throw line in Friday's 119-109 victory against the Nuggets. DeRozan has been extremely efficient as of late, shooting over 81% from the field over the past […]

Nikola Jokic Scores 35 Points Against Spurs
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic finished with 35 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, one steal, one block and four turnovers on 14-for-24 shooting from the field and 5-for-11 shooting from three-point range in Friday's 119-109 loss to the Spurs. Jokic made a season-high five threes in the contest, while recording his fifth game of 30-plus […]

Fantasy Basketball Advanced Stat Sleepers: Week 6
Welcome back to our advanced stat sleepers column here at RotoBaller! Every week, I'll scour various sites for advanced stats, tracking data, play type data, and whatever else I can find to help you identify some potential fantasy sleepers moving forward. Maybe we find that a player is collecting a lot of potential assists but […]

Paul George Plays Well In Return
After missing two games because of the NBA's health and safety protocols, Los Angeles Clippers guard Paul George was back for Friday's win over the Magic and showed why he's so important for the Clips. George scored a team-high 26 points on 10-for-19 shooting, plus added nine rebounds, five assists, and two steals. With Patrick […]

Aaron Gordon Struggles To Score Again
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon failed to crack double digits in points for the second consecutive game on Friday, scoring just nine points on 4-for-13 shooting in a loss to the Clippers. Over the last three games, Gordon is shooting 25.8 percent from the floor. He did add seven rebounds and two assists, though that […]

Reggie Jackson Scores 10 Points Against Magic
Los Angeles Clippers guard Reggie Jackson scored 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting in Friday's win over the Orlando Magic. The veteran guard also added four rebounds, three assists, and a steal. It was a solid showing, but Jackson's usage took a clear step back with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George back in the lineup. A […]

Mike Conley Delivers Productive Line In Win Over Mavericks
Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley had a very productive outing in a 120-101 blowout victory over Dallas on Friday night. Conley scored 22 points with nine assists, four treys, three rebounds, and three steals in 33 minutes. The best part of his performance was that he had just one turnover, a boon for fantasy managers […]

Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 6
Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during the past week. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making. Fantasy basketball has a lot of […]

Rudy Gobert Records Eighth Straight Double-Double
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert notched his 14th double-double (and eighth straight) in Friday's blowout win over the Mavericks. Gobert only took seven shots but made five of them, adding two blocks in just 25 minutes. The star big man has struggled from the free-throw line this season, though he had no such problems there […]

Bojan Bogdanovic Explodes For Season-High 32 Points
Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic dropped a season-high 32 points in a 120-101 win over the Mavericks. Bogdanovic was on fire, shooting 10-for-16 from the field and 7-for-10 from beyond the arc, as he picked up the offensive slack with Donovan Mitchell sidelined. The 31-year-old has struggled mightily with his shooting efficiency this year, so […]

Fantasy Basketball Week 6 Risers and Fallers
Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at a few players whose stock is rising and a few who've been struggling with some analysis of why that's been the case. As always, this doesn't mean you need to drop these players who are struggling, but this could be a useful piece […]

Fantasy Basketball Buy, Sell, or Hold: Naz Reid and Coby White
Trading in fantasy basketball can help you improve your team in the short, as well as in the long term. But, even more than that, it's just plain fun. Negotiating with your mate, going back and forth with offers, and hopefully, reaching a mutually beneficial agreement in the end. It's not always easy to find […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for January 30th, 2021
RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for January 30th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

T.J. McConnell (PG/SG, IND) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: McConnell got his shot as an UDFA with Philly because they were in desperate condition, putting a roster together with a recession-like budget. Six years later, he's doing nearly the exact same things in his second season with Indiana that he was doing from […]

Cody Zeller (C, CHA): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: Cody Zeller played all the way back on the NBA's tipoff night (Dec. 23) and then missed every single game up until Jan. 22 when he came back for the hornets and played a low 10 minutes. The team has been getting the […]

Anfernee Simons (PG/SG, POR): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Blazers are hurting for warm bodies, and hurting bad at it. Zach Collins remains out, CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic got injured earlier this season, and even Robert Covington and Derrick Jones entered the injury report in the last few hours. Ugh. […]

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (SG/SF, IND): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: This is more of a mid/long-term play rather than a present-day one. The rumors are growing louder when it comes to New Orleans looking for trade partners in an eventual transaction sending Lonzo Ball and/or JJ Redick away from Mardi Town. The Pelicans […]

Jeff Green (SF/PF/C, BKN): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: There are three certain things in Brooklyn these days: Kyrie Irving, James Harden, and Kevin Durant, who are starting every game. If you push it a bit, there is a fourth: DeAndre Jordan, based-washed-center. The remaining starting spot is up for grabs, and […]

JaMychal Green (PF/C, DEN): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's been 14 games for JaMychal Green as a Nugget already, which takes the surprise element from this blurb. At this point, with more than a quarter of the season in the rearview mirror, you very well know what happened in the offseason […]

Jae Crowder (SF/PF, PHO): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: While Jae Crowder started the season as Phoenix's starting PF after his great days with Miami last year, things changed quickly in the desert and after 11 games it was Cam Johnson who was trusted as the starter along with Mikal Bridges, sending […]

Justin Holiday (SG/SF, IND): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS: Victor Oladipo, now a Rocket, played his last game for Indiana back on Jan. 11. That same day, Justin Holiday started at the SF position for the first time this season... and he hasn't left the starting five ever since, either as a […]

David Nwaba (SG/SF, HOU): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: I'm writing this just after Houston pulled off the upset against Portland on Thursday. This game has been the first in which David Nwaba has played fewer than 21 minutes since Jan. 14, and the first one all season long (16 GP) in […]

Jarred Vanderbilt (SF, MIN): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 22% of leagues ANALYSIS: Both bench-players Jarred Vanderbilt and Naz Reid have benefited a lot from Karl-Anthony Towns and Juancho Hernangomez COVID-related absences. With the latter two still on the shelf and not a clear date for their return set, the former will keep getting starts and, perhaps […]

Naz Reid (C, MIN): Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues ANALYSIS: C Karl-Anthony Towns hasn't played a game since Jan. 13, same as PF Juancho Hernangomez. With those two early-season starters out of commission and without a clear path back to the court yet (COVID protocols), Naz Reid (and teammate Jarred Vanderbilt) has taken […]

Fred VanVleet Scores 26 Points Friday Night
Toronto Raptors guard Fred Vanvleet went for 26 points in Friday's loss to Sacramento, finishing with 7-for-16 shooting from the field and with a 9-for-10 effort from the charity stripe. He notched six assists, five rebounds, and four steals as well with one turnover in 36 minutes. VanVleet, who was 3-for-7 from outside on Friday, […]

Pascal Siakam Has Big Performance With 32 Points
Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam produced a big bounce-back performance on Friday, leading all scorers with 32 points in a 126-124 loss to Sacramento. He shot 11-for-20 from the field and 10-for-14 at the line, adding four rebounds, three assists, and one steal with three turnovers in 38 minutes. Siakam has been very quiet […]